Postcard: Young Disabled People Do It Too – 1998
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About
This is one of a set of 5 postcards. In 1998 a young disabled people’s project in Chester collaborated with cartoonist Angela Martin to create this series of postcards. They explore and challenge stereotypes about disabled people’s sexuality.
Catalogue: GB124.G.GMCDP/6/47.
Description
A colour, landscape oriented A6 postcard.
“Young Disabled People Do It Too!” in white block capitals is in a green border across the top.
“Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Choices!” is in white print within a green border across the bottom of the postcard.
The rest of the postcard is a cartoon and has a red background. A woman wheelchair user is on the centre of a seesaw.
At each end of the seesaw there is a yellow box with writing on it. The left box says “Gay”, the right says “Straight”. Under the centre of the seesaw is ‘Bisexual’ in a yellow oval.